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The United Nations said Monday that nine employees of its agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) "may have been involved" in the October 7 attack on southern Israel by Hamas, which sparked war in Gaza, and have been fired.

Venezuelan opposition leaders Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia and Maria Corina Machado on Monday asked the military and police officers to "take the side of the people" after the disputed reelection of Nicolas Maduro.

In the not-too-distant past, Greenland lived up to its name.

Andrew Flintoff wants to stay involved with cricket coaching following his stint this season with the Northern Superchargers in the English domestic game's Hundred competition.

The ongoing global stock sell-off has fueled calls for the US Federal Reserve to lower interest rates swiftly and decisively, with some analysts now calling for it to make an emergency cut before its September rate decision.

Emma Finucane spearheaded Britain to the first track cycling gold of the Paris Olympics in the women's team sprint on Monday, with the world record shattered five times in the session.

Rare errors proved costly for Simone Biles as the US gymnastics superstar failed to add to her gold haul on Monday at the Paris Olympics, where triathletes plunged into the River Seine.

Michael Cheika said on Monday he hopes to turn a one-year contract with Leicester into a longstanding arrangement as the Australian coach looks to revive the Tigers' fortunes.

Noah Lyles, fresh from winning Olympic 100m gold, cruised his 200m heat at the Stade de France on Monday to keep his bid for a sprint treble alive.

Substitute Juanlu Sanchez struck a late winner as Spain came from behind to beat Morocco 2-1 on Monday and reach the final of the Olympic men's football.

Britain stormed to the first track cycling gold of the Paris Olympics in the women's team sprint on Monday, with the world record shattered five times in the session.

French rugby club Toulon said on Monday they had temporarily suspended full-back Melvyn Jaminet for making racist comments, in line with his 34-week ban from the French Rugby Federation (FFR).

Former US president Donald Trump's case on charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election is back on track, but whether a trial will be held before the November White House vote remains unlikely.

Ukraine's newly-crowned Olympic champion Yaroslava Mahuchikh on Monday urged Russian athletes to speak up against the invasion, saying she was disappointed they remained silent at the Paris Games.

Twickenham is to be renamed Allianz Stadium from September after the Rugby Football Union (RFU) agreed a long-term sponsorship deal with the Germany-based multinational insurance company, it was announced on Monday.

Bangladeshi mobs torching TV stations, protesters lounging in beds in the premier's home and bloody corpses: eyewitness described chaotic scenes after the country's prime minister was ousted Monday and the military took power.

Simone Biles can leave the Paris Olympics "proud" of her four-medal haul despite failing to strike gold on the final day, her coach Cecile Landi said on Monday.

West Ham signed Germany striker Niclas Fuellkrug from Borussia Dortmund on Monday for a reported fee of £27.5 million ($35 million).

Denmark's Viktor Axelsen said he "felt like the king of the court" after retaining his Olympic badminton title in front of his country's monarch in Paris on Monday.

US gymnastics great Simone Biles on Monday physically bowed to rival Rebeca Andrade on the podium after being pipped for gold by the Brazilian in the women's floor exercise final at the Paris Olympics.

At least one person was killed as Tropical Storm Debby began dumping what could become historic levels of rain over Florida Monday, with the southeastern United States braced for potentially "catastrophic" flooding.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday vowed "swift criminal sanctions" against far-right riots in several cities that have seen widespread damage and nearly 400 arrests.

France's Leon Marchand stole the show in the pool at the Paris Olympics while Katie Ledecky rewrote the history books.

Siya Kolisi's Racing 92 will play three home games at a fourth-tier football ground due to their La Defense Arena home being used for the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, the French rugby club announced on Monday.

Hurricane Debby landed in Florida Monday bringing high winds, pouring rain -- and 25 tightly wrapped packages of cocaine worth more than $1 million.

Simone Biles may not have won another gold on Monday but she took the Paris Olympics by storm to cement her legacy as the greatest gymnast of all time.

The South African government congratulated Monday actor John Kani, a legend of protest theatre and also known for roles in US blockbusters, for his award of the prestigious Order of the British Empire.

Gaza's Civil Defence agency said it received the bodies of 80 unidentified Palestinians from Israel on Monday, which it buried in a mass grave.

A family hauls out appliances, furniture, and even a pool table that narcos had moved into their home in southwestern Ecuador after they had abandoned it in fear, unable to pay the protection money demanded from them.

Britain smashed the women's team sprint world record in the Olympics qualifying competition on Monday, crossing the line in 45.472sec.

Elon Musk revived a lawsuit on Monday against OpenAI, accusing its co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman of betraying the artificial intelligence company's founding mission.

Alice D'Amato gave Italy a historic Olympic gymnastics gold as Simone Biles joined the fallen in what the US great called a "weird and awkward" balance beam final on Monday.